In “routes I didn’t except to see coming”, is today’s announcement that LOT Polish Airlines will be offering a route between Warsaw and Seoul Incheon.
LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787 – Image, LOT
LOT will offer a three times a week service between Warsaw and Seoul from the 17th October 2016 using the timetable below
LO097 DEPART WAW 14:40 ARRIVE ICN 09:20+1 Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays LO098 DEPART ICN 10:50 ARRIVE WAW 15:25 Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays Commences 17th October 2016 LO097 operates Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays LO098 operates Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays Booked Equipment: Boeing 787 Data: LOT
LOT will offer its usual two class service between Warsaw and Seoul. Ticketing is open… with some rather crazy pricing at the low economy levels:
That works out with a lead in price of £280.10 RETURN for those of you wanting a cheap trip to Seoul from Warsaw.
That’s nothing short of astonishingly good value if you can position in to Warsaw.
The press release makes for fun reading, with this paragraph:
Every year, approximately 30 thousand people travel from Poland to South Korea, and from the entire region of Central and Eastern Europe – 350 thousand. The forecasts say that in the upcoming years, these numbers will grow by 8 per cent every year.
“We also count on the visits of the inhabitants of Korea who do not know Poland well and who will decide to visit and meet us thanks to our offer. We are a safe country that has a lot to offer to Korean tourists. I am certain that their positive experience related to Poland will begin already on board of our planes. I would like to remind that the flights to Seoul will be performed exclusively by Dreamliners, and the menu will include both Polish and Korean specialities,” adds Rafał Milczarski.
Got to love the PR lines that are put in the press releases.
LOT Polish Airlines also commenced a service to Tokyo in January – making this 3rd destination in the region. The airline also serves Beijing in China.
Looking at the LOT fare engine, these seats are now showing as avalible for booking. No doubt, these will show up with LOT’s Star Alliance partnerts soon enough Welcome to Economy Class and Beyond – Your no-nonsense guide to network news, honest reviews, with in-depth coverage, unique research as well as the humour and madness as I only know how to deliver. Follow me on Twitter at @EconomyBeyond for the latest updates! You can also follow me on Instagram too! Also remember that as well as being part of BoardingArea, we’re also part of BoardingArea.eu, delivering frequent flyer news, miles and points to European readers.
Expect to see more LOT service to Asia they plan to take on AY and their shorter polar routes to connect Europe and Asia. This has been announced last year as part of their routes and growth strategy
It’s also possible with beginning in Germany, as some portals states..